The Esperanza Aztecs will head out on the road to square off against the Pasadena Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Esperanza's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Bell Gardens 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Esperanza.
Meanwhile, Pasadena narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Muir 1-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given Pasadena's disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 624th, while Muir are ranked 268th).
Pasadena's win bumped their record up to 8-11-3. As for Esperanza, their victory bumped their record up to 6-8-6.
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